In this issue of Health Workforce News, we feature some of the top health workforce news stories, funding opportunities, recent reports, and upcoming events. We hope these selected features will interest you, and that you'll visit HWIC or contact our Call Center - 1-888-332-4942. info@hwic.org - for more.

Top Stories

HWIC added 97 news stories since the July newsletter. View all 227 news stories from the past 60 days. Here is a selection of top stories:

Bureau of Health Professions Announces Director for the Division of Medicine and Dentistry
August 16, 2010 -- Dr. Kathleen Klink has been appointed Director for the Division of Medicine and Dentistry at the Bureau of Health Professions (BHPr), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).
Source: Bureau of Health Professions

Bureau of Health Professions Announces Director for the National Center for Workforce Analysis
August 16, 2010 -- Mr. Edward Salsberg has been appointed Director for the National Center for Workforce Analysis at the Bureau of Health Professions (BHPr), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).
Source: Bureau of Health Professions

Medical Interpreting Enters New Era
August 9, 2010 -- National certification for medical interpreters finally has become a reality.
Source: Nurse.com

Renewed Effort to Lure Doctors to Rural Areas Faces Obstacles
August 9, 2010 -- Washington Post, (DC) article profiles a young doctor in rural Virginia as a test case for the Obama administration's goal to bring primary care doctors to underserved areas -- and keep them there.
Source: The Washington Post

Nurses Who Are Doctors
August 8, 2010 -- Features the doctor of nursing practice degree, and those who earn it.
Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer

Most Residency Directors Don't Want Shift Limits
August 6, 2010 -- The majority of U.S. residency program directors (79%) moderately or strongly disagree with limiting duty periods for first-year residents to 16 hours, a survey showed.
Source: MedPage Today

HHS Awards $159.1 Million to Support Health Care Workforce Training
August 5, 2010 -- Funds will support programs to train nurses and geriatric specialists and will improve the performance and recruitment of underrepresented minority students
Source: HHS Press Release

One Way to Judge a Nursing Home
July 27, 2010 -- Culture change initiatives are under way in nursing homes around the country to make nurses aides’ jobs more fulfilling — not through better pay, but by offering better training, more responsibility and more respect from superiors.
Source: The New York Times

Funding Opportunities

HWIC has added or updated 165 funding programs and opportunities since the July newsletter. Browse all 561 active funding and opportunities. Here are some featured opportunities:

2011 ASHHRA Mentoring Program
Educational opportunity
Creates a mentorship community for health care administrators to enhance and grow knowledge, skills, and abilities to excel in their career. Uses the Healthcare Human Resources Leader Model.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: American Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration
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Alice S. Hersh Student Scholarship
Free or discounted registration
Provides free registrations to the National Health Policy Conference (NHPC) and AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting (ARM) to encourage professional and educational development in health services research and policy among student members.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: November 15, 2010
Sponsor: AcademyHealth
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Country Doctor of The Year Award
Award (honorary)
Honors a physician who best exemplifies the spirit, skill, and dedication of America's rural medical practitioners. Sponsored by Staff Care.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: October 15, 2010
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David M. Worthen Award for Career Achievement in Educational Excellence
Award (monetary)
The Worthen Award may be given annually to recognize a Veteran's Health Administration employee from any health care discipline who has made contributions of national significance to education in the health professions.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: September 15, 2010
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
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Developing a Best-in-Class Leadership Search and Recruitment Process at U.S. Medical Schools
Educational opportunity
The AAMC is launching an “action research” pilot initiative to work with 3-5 medical schools to support and strengthen the leadership recruitment efforts of AAMC-member organizations.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: August 31, 2010
Sponsor: Association of American Medical Colleges
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Emerging Nurse Leaders Train the Trainer Program (ENL)
Educational opportunity
A train-the-trainer approach to nursing leadership development designed to equip nursing schools, hospitals, and public health agencies with the tools to provide leadership development opportunities for emerging nurse leaders.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: September 15, 2010
Sponsor: Center for the Health Professions
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Resources

HWIC added 178 resources since the July newsletter. Browse all 5,634 resources in our collection. Here are some of the most interesting reports and publications we've seen this month:

Association of Schools of Public Health: Annual Data Report 2009
Examines applications, new enrollments, students, graduates, and trend data for schools of public health. Includes demographics, areas of study, and breakdowns by school.
Organization: Association of Schools of Public Health
Date: 7/2010
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Educating Nursing Students about Health Literacy: From the Classroom to the Patient Bedside
Discusses the significance of the health literacy problem and shares strategies for identifying and intervening with patients who have limited health literacy. Describes how health literacy content can be incorporated into a nursing education program.
Author: Sand-Jecklin K, Murray B, Summers B, Watson J
Location: The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, 15(3)
Date: 9/2010
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Health Reform, Primary Care, and Graduate Medical Education
Discusses the shortage of primary care providers, how health reform will challenge access to health care, and issues related to graduate medical education.
Author: Inglehart JK
Location: New England Journal of Medicine, 363(6), 584-90
Date: 8/2010
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Increases in Primary Care Physician Income due to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 – Continued Tweaking of Physician Payment
Identifies how the Affordable Care Act increased Medicare payments for primary care physicians and discusses the possible impact on primary care and rural physician shortages. Offers a model to calculate the effect of these changes and details projected revenue changes by Medicare locality.
Organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
Author: MacKinney AC
Date: 7/2010
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Increasing Access to Health Workers in Remote and Rural Areas through Improved Retention: Global Policy Recommendations
Offers comprehensive strategies to help countries encourage health care workers to work in rural and remote areas. Provides principles to help guide national policies, evidence-based recommendations, and evaluation measures. Identifies research gaps.
Organization: World Health Organization
Date: 2010
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A National View of Rural Health Workforce Issues in the USA
Studies whether rural hospital chief executive officers (CEOs) in the USA report shortages of health professions. Discusses perceptions about factors influencing recruiting and retention.
Author: MacDowell M, Glasser M, Fitts M, Nielsen K, Hunsaker M
Location: Rural and Remote Health, 10, 1531
Date: 7/2010
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Nursing Professional Development: Scope and Standards of Practice
Describes Nursing Professional Development (NPD), a new scope and standards manual which discusses a nursing practice specialty. Available for purchase from nursesbooks.org. Table of contents are available for download.
Organization: American Nurses Association
Date: 2010
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Population Aging and the Use of Office-based Physician Services
Reports on physician office use by older patients and Medicare acceptance by physician specialty. Identifies an increase in demand for physician care by people aged 45 and older.
Organization: National Center for Health Statistics
Author: Cherry D, Lucas C, Decker SL
Date: 8/2010
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Events

HWIC has added 102 events since the July newsletter. View the calendar of 298 upcoming events. Here are just a few: